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fandomhigh2020-11-12 10:05 am
imafuturist) wrote in fandomhigh2020-11-12 10:05 am
Functioning Governments, Thursday
"We got into the basics of the electoral college back in September," Steve said, "but now that you know way more about Maricopa County, Arizona, DeKalb County, Georgia, and Bucks County, Pennsylvania, we're going to revisit it--should, essentially, five counties in the United States have this kind of power?"
"Is it really just those counties that hold power or is the system itself flawed?" Tony added.
"Keep in mind that, because it's a pandemic that led to voting by mail and were have hundreds of millions of voters in the United States, many states are still counting ballots," Steve said, "and that the popular vote across the nation has one candidate five million votes ahead of the other."
"Twice in recent memory has the popular vote been won and the electoral vote been lost." Which was a thing, wasn't it? "Because of how the system is both set up and maintained."
Steve nodded. "The electoral college can make it seem like a bigger win than it actually was because of how the numbers of different states add up," he added. "Many nations have followed the US's lead in becoming a representative democracy. Not one has also adopted the electoral college. Can you think of why?"
"It's terrible?" Tony, no.
Steve snickered. "Can anyone prove Mr. Stark wrong?"
"Is it really just those counties that hold power or is the system itself flawed?" Tony added.
"Keep in mind that, because it's a pandemic that led to voting by mail and were have hundreds of millions of voters in the United States, many states are still counting ballots," Steve said, "and that the popular vote across the nation has one candidate five million votes ahead of the other."
"Twice in recent memory has the popular vote been won and the electoral vote been lost." Which was a thing, wasn't it? "Because of how the system is both set up and maintained."
Steve nodded. "The electoral college can make it seem like a bigger win than it actually was because of how the numbers of different states add up," he added. "Many nations have followed the US's lead in becoming a representative democracy. Not one has also adopted the electoral college. Can you think of why?"
"It's terrible?" Tony, no.
Steve snickered. "Can anyone prove Mr. Stark wrong?"
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